Day: July 27, 2023

Week’s top-10 for July 31: CBS starts its reality surge

1) “Big Brother” opener, 8-9:30 p.m. Wednesday, CBS. This is the week CBS has been pointing to. As strikes loomed, it delayed four summer reality shows until August. That lets them sprawl deep into the fall season, where they’ll be joined by several more. For now, “Big Brother” (shown here with Julie Chen) is at 8 p.m. Wednesdays, 9 p.m. Thursdays and 8 p.m. Sundays; this fall (with Survivor” and “Amazing Race” on Wednesdays), it’s 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 p.m. Sundays.
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Best-bets for July 29: dark “Dawn,” amiable Amy

1) “Dawn” finale, 8-10 p.m., Lifetime. The first three movies (rerunning at 2, 4 and 6 p.m.) battered Dawn emotionally. Now she has actually found joy – a warm husband, a sweet-16 daughter Christie (shown here) and a comfy estate. This, of course, must change. The final film offers tragedy, then propels Christie to New York and to the eerie plantation where she was born. Surrounded by relatives who are berserk, even by soap standards, she gropes for a normal life. Read more…